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You can obtain a copy of EPA's Characteristics Scoping Study from EPA's Website at www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/char.htm. You can write to Christine Todd Whitman, the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and tell her that EPA needs an aggressive timetable to address all the gaps in hazardous was protection. You can submit the letter below A sample Letter Follows: Download printable Adobe Acrobat version Administrator Christine Todd Whitman United States Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Dear Administrator Whitman: In 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency prepared a report entitled "Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study." The report found significant gaps in the regulation of hazardous wastes at supposedly non-hazardous waste facilities and the possible threat to human health and the environment from unregulated toxic wastes. However, I am very concerned with EPA’s apparent slow pace in addressing the gaps that were identified in the study. The numerous toxic threats identified and the large number and amounts of chemicals involved should make this a top priority. The risk posed by chemicals in wastes that are hazardous, but are treated under the regulations as non-hazardous, should not be ignored. I urged you to immediately expedite the necessary Agency work to address this important concern. Sincerely, Your Name: E-Mail: